Parents' experiences and information needs related to childhood fever: a systematic review

AP Thompson, M Nesari, L Hartling, SD Scott - Patient education and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To synthesize current evidence about experiences and information needs of
parents/caregivers managing pediatric fever. Methods We used systematic review …

Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood fever among South-East and East Asian parents: A literature review

HL Ng, H Li, X Jin, CL Wong - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Aim The aim of this literature review was to identify, summarize, and critically appraise
available empirical articles on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards childhood …

Fever among preschool-aged children: A cross-sectional study assessing Lebanese parents' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding paediatric fever …

F Sakr, Z Toufaili, Z Akiki, M Akel, D Malaeb… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study investigated parental knowledge, attitudes and practices towards fever
in preschool children to help address gaps in public health and provide information with the …

[HTML][HTML] Fever awareness, management practices and their correlates among parents of under five children in urban India

S Thota, N Ladiwala, PK Sharma… - International journal of …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Awareness regarding fever is reportedly low among Indian urban parents,
leading to its over-management among under five children. We attempted to study the …

Parental knowledge, beliefs and management of childhood fever in Australia: A nationwide survey

KM Wilson, SA Beggs, GR Zosky… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
What is known and objective Fever, one of the most common symptoms of illness
experienced by children, often creates undue parental anxiety about the consequences of …

The information seeking behaviors of caregivers in the management of childhood fever–A systematic literature review

D Arias, E So, TF Chen, RJ Moles - Research in Social and Administrative …, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Parents' and caregivers' non-evidence-based childhood fever management
'fever phobic'practices have remained relatively stable over more than 34 years despite …

Fever education for caregivers in the emergency room (The FEVER study)–an interventional trial

CJ Lynch, M Kuhar, C Blackburn, MJ Barrett - Pediatric Research, 2024 - nature.com
Background Despite the vast majority of fevers representing benign self-limiting illnesses,
caregiver anxiety regarding fever is high. Empowering caregivers with knowledge to safely …

Randomised controlled trial of an intervention to improve parental knowledge and management practices of fever

M Kelly, L Sahm, S McCarthy, R O'Sullivan… - BMC pediatrics, 2019 - Springer
Background We know that parents require resources which can assist them to improve fever
knowledge and management practices. The purpose of this study, using an RCT, was to …

Cross-sectional study of parental knowledge, behaviour and anxiety in management of paediatric fever among German parents

SH Kerdar, C Himbert, DD Martin, E Jenetzky - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Fever is a common symptom among children. Parental lack of knowledge about
fever could cause anxiety and lead to unnecessary measures to subside fever. There is little …

Non-contact infrared versus axillary and tympanic thermometers in children attending primary care: a mixed-methods study of accuracy and acceptability

G Hayward, JY Verbakel, FA Ismail, G Edwards… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjgp.org
Background Guidelines recommend measuring temperature in children presenting with
fever using electronic axillary or tympanic thermometers. Non-contact thermometry offers …